LOCATION: Telluride Arts HQ Gallery

“Social Justice Artist Grant Exhibition”

On Display from August 6 - 28

Telluride Arts will be the first location to launch the Social Justice Artist Grant Exhibition. Featuring the recipients of the 2026 Social Justice Artist Grant, and thanks to generous support from local philanthropists, this opportunity invited visual artists and collectives working in the Southwest Colorado region to create new work that sparks dialogue, reflection, connection, and engages with urgent social justice issues.

LOCATION: Wilkinson Public Library

“BluesKites Exhibition”

On Display from August 2 - September 16th

On display at Wilkinson Public Library, Music Maker’s BluesKites celebrates the legacy of American roots music through a dynamic collection of art kites honoring iconic blues musicians. Curated by renowned kite artist Terry Zee Lee in collaboration with Music Maker Foundation, each fully functional kite features a different musician from the foundation’s roster, including Guitar Gabriel and Freeman Vines, interpreted by leading kite artists from across the country. Blending visual art, cultural history, and music, the exhibition invites audiences to look skyward and discover the pioneering artists who shaped the traditions of American roots music.

LOCATION: Telluride Arts HQ Gallery

“The Local Shop”

Ongoing and Rotating Artist Display

Explore the Local Shop, open now at Telluride Arts HQ! Discover the heart of Telluride’s creative community inside Telluride Arts HQ, where the Local Shop brings together the region’s most talented artists and artisans under one roof. From hand-thrown ceramics and artisan jewelry to prints, postcards, and one-of-a-kind handmade treasures, every piece tells a local story. Purchases directly support local makers and help sustain Telluride’s thriving arts community.

LOCATION: Telluride Arts HQ Gallery (Telluride)

“The Color of Summer”

On Display from July 2 - October 25

Summer is often remembered through color. For The Color of Summer, artists were asked to select a predominant color that best defines summer for them. Inspired by the natural landscape, personal memories, cultural traditions, emotional associations, and unexpected interpretations, the exhibition reveals the many ways color shapes our experience of the season.

The exhibition is curated chromatically, with works grouped by color—greens with greens, blues with blues, and warm tones beside warm tones—creating an immersive visual spectrum throughout the gallery.

LOCATION: Citizens State Bank

Celeste Bickford and Susan B. McCormick

Citizens State Bank is pleased to host local artists Celeste Bickford and Susan McCormick.

LOCATION: Telluride Arts HQ Gallery

"The Nature of Hope: A Celebration of Jane Goodall and the Women She Inspired"

In partnership with Mountainfilm, this May Telluride Arts is featuring “The Nature of Hope” exhibition, curated by Ami Vitale.

"The Nature of Hope: A Celebration of Jane Goodall and the Women She Inspired" honors generations of women photographers who carry Goodall's legacy forward. At its heart are iconic images by leading women photographers, including a rare self-portrait by Goodall herself. Originally created and curated by Ami Vitale, the exhibition brought together 90 women photographers to celebrate Goodall's 90th birthday.